Mark Edele

@edelemark.bsky.social

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Historian of the Soviet Union and its successors, especially Russia. Hansen Chair in History University of Melbourne. Editor: https://www.cambridge.org/core/publications/elements/soviet-and-post-soviet-history . Views my own. https://www.markedele.com .. more

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Mark Edele is a historian who studies the Soviet Union. According to Karel C. Berkhoff, Edele is "a highly regarded specialist of the Soviet Union during World War II".

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Political science 60%

Sociology 19%

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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 9h

"Time to tighten our belts." On the prospects of Russia's economy. www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/12/25/r...

Russia's Economy in the Late 2020s Will Look a Lot Like the Late Soviet Economy - The Moscow Times

Opinion | Because of my work, I am obliged to read closely, watch attentively and listen carefully whenever Russian politicians and officials talk about the economy.

www.themoscowtimes.com

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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 1d

My traditional values Christmas day
Morning: Mass missile attack on civilian power stations.
Lunch: Bomb food ships
Afternoon: Pretend oil price rose
Evening: Unwrap presents

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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 2d

A visual reminder of what Russia has “accomplished” in 2025. Those who keep asserting that “Russia is winning” should contemplate the scale of this map.

Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 3d

Could not have said it better (although I tried): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

NATO Did Not Cause Putin’s Imperial War

Published in The Washington Quarterly (Vol. 48, No. 4, 2025)

www.tandfonline.com

Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 17d

Important essay by T. Hendl and S. Durdiyeva on the left's "emotionally charged and invested connection to the USSR and Soviet Utopia" and the continuing harm these phantasies cause progressive politics worldwide. @terezahendl.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

On Collateral Damage, Selective Anti-Imperialism and the Path to Liberation

Our paper explores the legacy of Angela Davis and its intersections with the liberation movements in Europe’s East, Baltic, Caucasus, Central and North Asia. via the re-visiting of Jiří Pelikán’s o...

www.tandfonline.com

Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 17d

“I’m supposed to be a very smart person, I can … I have eyes. I have ears. I have knowledge. I have vast knowledge.” 😳

Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · Nov 23

“Accelerating the shift to green energy would help cut off support for autocrats like Putin, he said.” Indeed!

www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...

‘This should ring alarm bells’: Twiggy Forrest demands an end to Russian oil loopholes in Australia

One of the country’s top business leaders says no Australian motorist should have to wonder whether their money is helping bankroll Vladimir Putin’s assault on Ukraine.

www.theage.com.au

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The RUTA Association @associationruta.bsky.social · Oct 24

Join us for our next RUTA webinar on family stories through art, literature, and decolonial thinking, featuring a round table conversation with Elmira Kakabayeva, Aida Sulova & Victoria Sarangova

October 31, 11:00 EST / 18:00 EEST - Kyiv time

Link for registration: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Reposted by Mark Edele, Toni Haastrup

The RUTA Association @associationruta.bsky.social · Oct 10

Our 2026 RUTA conference will be exploring the role of embodied knowledges and knowledges rooted in the places we conduct research about. We will discuss how the making of knowledge, art and cultural heritage changes when it is grounded in places and communities and which possibilities this opens

Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · Sep 5

Ukraine now world leader in drone technology, Russia in … prosthetics. Nothing could drive home the difference between these two societies more forcefully. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Russia is leader in prosthetic limbs thanks to Ukraine war, says Kremlin official

Deputy defence minister Anna Tsivilyova said those coming back from the battlefield had become a ‘driver’ in pushing Russia’s innovation in prosthetics

www.theguardian.com

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Julia Irwin @juliairwin.bsky.social · Sep 3

The LSU History Department is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in 20th Century European History (excluding Britain). Please spread the word! More details at the link below: lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU/job/0224...

Assistant Professor - Modern European History

All Job Postings will close at 12:01a.m. CST (1:01a.m. EST) on the specified Closing Date (if designated). If you close the browser or exit your application prior to submitting, the application progre...

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Alistair Dickins @alistairdickins.bsky.social · Aug 23

Did World War Two really begin in 1939 and end in 1945?

Reflections on the #Soviet experience of war and questions of chronology and interpretation, drawing on excellent book by @edelemark.bsky.social: istorikteach.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...

#history #EduSky #WWII #historyteacher

The Soviet Union at War: Contested Chronologies of World War Two

Dates of events might be considered objective facts, open to neither debate or contestation. Yet periodisation – that is, setting the sta...

istorikteach.blogspot.com

Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · Aug 14

www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...

Trump’s Alaska summit with Putin ignores what Ukraine’s territory really means

Talk of “land swaps” misses the point and sets a dangerous precedent for international order.

www.lowyinstitute.org

Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · Aug 12

Long read on realism, idealism, Russia and Ukraine. Review essay on recent (very good) books by @avindman.bsky.social and @edwardluce.bsky.social . @insidestory.bsky.social insidestory.org.au/a-dose-of-re...

A dose of reality for the “realists” • Mark Edele

Zbigniew Brzezinski came to resist the tolerance for great-power ambitions that would play out so tragically in Ukraine

insidestory.org.au

Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · Aug 11

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

‘Breaking down the walls’: the long journey towards Indigenous inclusion at University of Melbourne

Institution’s second volume of truth-telling reveals a process of reconciliation that has been ‘imperfect, overdue and then often painfully slow, but marked by stories of courage and hope’

www.theguardian.com

Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · Aug 9

“But we’re gonna get some [territory] back. We’re gonna get some switched. There’ll be some swapping of territories, to the betterment of both.” Great idea: Russia returns all occupied territories to Ukraine in exchange for Alaska.

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Jan Eijking @janeijking.com · Jul 30

4-year Departmental Lectureship in Global & Imperial History in Oxford: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOC516/d...

Departmental Lecturer in Global and Imperial History at University of Oxford

Discover an exciting academic career path as a Departmental Lecturer in Global and Imperial History at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!

www.jobs.ac.uk

Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · Jul 23

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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · Jul 13

“strategic neutralization” as key theory of victory for Ukraine. Essential reading. carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

Ukraine’s New Theory of Victory Should be Strategic Neutralization

By ensuring that Russia’s war is operationally pointless, Ukraine can survive, adapt, and achieve success, no matter how prolonged the war.

carnegieendowment.org

Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · Jul 10

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Matt Fitzpatrick @kilderbenhauser.bsky.social · Jul 10

Taking out the AAEH best book prize for 2025 was @edelemark.bsky.social
Congratulations!

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Matt Fitzpatrick @kilderbenhauser.bsky.social · Jul 10

Taking out the AAEH best book prize for 2025 was @edelemark.bsky.social
Congratulations!

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Oleksa Drachewych @odrachewych.bsky.social · Jun 19

Out today: My review article of three recent contributions by historians (Serhii Plokhy, @edelemark.bsky.social and Jonathan Haslam) to understanding Russia's Escalation in Ukraine. Here's a read-only version for those interested: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · Jun 18

Excellent on so many levels. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

‘The surf’s up and the patriarchy is down’: Kirsha Kaechele takes Ladies Lounge to the Gold Coast

With butlers wearing ‘probably not much’ – but no fake Picassos – the Mona performance art installation that won a court challenge is heading north to Bleach* festival

www.theguardian.com

Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · Jun 5

The drone strikes question “how useful it is to invest in high-end and extraordinarily expensive weapons systems when they can be vulnerable.” Drones cost thousands, strategic bombers destroyed by them maybe US$7 billion (A$10.9 billion). theconversation.com/the-secret-t...

The secret to Ukraine’s battlefield successes against Russia – it knows wars are never won in the past

Western military planners have been carefully studying Ukraine’s successes since the war began. Destroying $7 billion worth of aircrafts with cheap drones is yet another one.

theconversation.com

Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · May 19

Russia and Ukraine will immediately start talks about beginning talking about talks about negotiating the conditions under which talks about talks might start. A historic success of the world’s greatest diplomat.

Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · May 16

So no acronym.

Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · May 16

Now also a missile: newsukraine.rbc.ua/analytics/ma...

Made in Ukraine: What to know about Ukraine’s weapons Ruta, Peklo, and Tryzub

newsukraine.rbc.ua

Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · May 16

A flower. Lithuania’s national flower and an important plant in Ukraine, too.

Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · May 12

Indigenous liberation struggles and sovereignty in the RUTA region @associationruta.bsky.social webinar 16.5.25 17:00 – 18:30 EET (GMT +3) / Kyiv time. With Seseg Jigjitova, Madina Tlostanova, Lidia Zhigunova, and @terezahendl.bsky.social registration: url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/lvdwCGvmpx...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Indigenous liberation struggles and sovereignty. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Indigeneity in the RUTA region(s) is often misunderstood as simply being "native" to a place, rather than as a relationship shaped by colonial violence and decolonial resistance. The specific concerns...

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